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App Dev Worksheet: Navigation

App development lesson 11: Navigation: tabs and the back button · Set 709 · 40 questions
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Developer's tip (Stack of screens): Open a screen → it goes on top of the stack. Back → the top screen closes; you see the one underneath. Tap a tab → you jump to that tab’s main screen. Backs needed to get home = screens on the stack − 1.

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  1. 1.Which of these is true of a tab bar? (a) opens a list of pages (b) goes to the last screen (c) hides extra links (d) shows 3 to 5 icons
  2. 2.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Score card”
    2. tap Back
    3. open “Match report”
    4. tap Back
    5. tap the Profile tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  3. 3.🧭 Which part of navigation switches main sections? (a) a menu button (b) the back button (c) a tab bar
  4. 4.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Help page”
    2. tap Back
    3. open “Help page”
    4. tap the Search tab
    5. open “Map”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  5. 5.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Help page”
    2. open “Score card”
    3. tap the Home tab
    4. open “Match report”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  6. 6.🧭 What does the back button usually do? (a) closes all apps (b) goes to the last screen (c) opens settings (d) deletes the page
  7. 7.Which of these is true of a tab bar? (a) opens a list of pages (b) goes to the last screen (c) sits at the bottom (d) undoes one move
  8. 8.🧭 Where is a tab bar usually placed in a phone app? (a) in the middle (b) at the bottom (c) inside a button (d) nowhere
  9. 9.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Friend list”
    2. tap the Search tab
    3. open “Video”
    4. open “Edit photo”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of a menu button? (a) shows 3 to 5 icons (b) undoes one move (c) sits at the bottom (d) opens a list of pages
  11. 11.🧭 Tapping a tab usually takes you to ___. (a) a random page (b) the phone settings (c) that tab’s main screen (d) the last app used
  12. 12.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Score card”
    2. tap the Feed tab
    3. tap the Feed tab
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Feed (b) Chat (c) Settings (d) Score card
  13. 13.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Map”
    2. tap the Chat tab
    3. open “Score card”
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Score card (b) Feed (c) Chat (d) Map
  14. 14.🧭 Why should every screen show where you are? (a) to look busy (b) to hide the menu (c) so users do not get lost (d) to use more battery
  15. 15.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Badges”
    2. tap the Chat tab
    3. open “Badges”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  16. 16.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. tap the Chat tab
    2. open “Score card”
    3. tap the Feed tab
    4. open “Friend list”
    5. tap Back
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Chat (b) Score card (c) Friend list (d) Feed
  17. 17.🧭 About how many tabs suit a tab bar best? (a) 3 to 5 (b) 20 (c) 10 to 12 (d) 1
  18. 18.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. tap the Chat tab
    2. open “Badges”
    3. tap Back
    4. open “Help page”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  19. 19.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. tap the Home tab
    2. open “Video”
    3. open “Map”
    4. tap Back
    5. tap the Home tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  20. 20.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Match report”
    2. open “Score card”
    3. open “Badges”
    4. tap the Lessons tab
    5. open “Match report”
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Score card (b) Badges (c) Lessons (d) Match report
  21. 21.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. tap the Chat tab
    2. open “Video”
    3. tap the Chat tab
    4. tap the Feed tab
    5. open “Help page”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of a menu button? (a) goes to the last screen (b) shows 3 to 5 icons (c) hides extra links (d) switches main sections
  23. 23.Which of these is true of the back button? (a) hides extra links (b) switches main sections (c) goes to the last screen (d) sits at the bottom
  24. 24.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Match report”
    2. tap the Lessons tab
    3. open “Help page”
    4. tap Back
    5. open “Match report”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  25. 25.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Help page”
    2. tap the Settings tab
    3. open “Help page”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  26. 26.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Edit photo”
    2. tap Back
    3. tap the Home tab
    4. open “Friend list”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  27. 27.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Match report”
    2. tap the Lessons tab
    3. open “Map”
    4. tap the Lessons tab
    5. tap the Me tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  28. 28.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Friend list”
    2. tap Back
    3. tap the Profile tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of the back button? (a) switches main sections (b) hides extra links (c) sits at the bottom (d) undoes one move
  30. 30.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Score card”
    2. tap the Settings tab
    3. tap the Feed tab
    4. tap the Feed tab
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Settings (b) Score card (c) Chat (d) Feed
  31. 31.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Video”
    2. tap Back
    3. tap the Feed tab
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Video (b) Chat (c) Feed (d) Settings
  32. 32.🧭 Which part of navigation hides extra links? (a) a menu button (b) a tab bar (c) the back button
  33. 33.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. tap the Feed tab
    2. open “Map”
    3. open “Edit photo”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  34. 34.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. tap the Quiz tab
    2. tap the Lessons tab
    3. open “Edit photo”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  35. 35.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. tap the Chat tab
    2. open “Badges”
    3. tap the Feed tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  36. 36.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. tap the Home tab
    2. open “Video”
    3. tap the Home tab
    4. open “Friend list”
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Video (b) Home (c) Search (d) Friend list
  37. 37.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Help page”
    2. open “Edit photo”
    3. open “Match report”
    4. tap Back
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  38. 38.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. tap the Settings tab
    2. open “Match report”
    3. tap the Feed tab
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Match report (b) Settings (c) Chat (d) Feed
  39. 39.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Match report”
    2. tap the Feed tab
    3. open “Video”
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Match report (b) Video (c) Chat (d) Feed
  40. 40.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Edit photo”
    2. tap the Lessons tab
    3. open “Friend list”
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Edit photo (b) Friend list (c) Quiz (d) Lessons

Answer key

  1. shows 3 to 5 icons
  2. 0
  3. a tab bar
  4. 1
  5. 1
  6. goes to the last screen
  7. sits at the bottom
  8. at the bottom
  9. 2
  10. opens a list of pages
  11. that tab’s main screen
  12. Feed
  13. Score card
  14. so users do not get lost
  15. 1
  16. Feed
  17. 3 to 5
  18. 1
  19. 0
  20. Match report
  21. 1
  22. hides extra links
  23. goes to the last screen
  24. 1
  25. 1
  26. 1
  27. 0
  28. 0
  29. undoes one move
  30. Feed
  31. Feed
  32. a menu button
  33. 2
  34. 1
  35. 0
  36. Friend list
  37. 2
  38. Feed
  39. Video
  40. Friend list

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